philosophy as medium: tech, science, ai, skin
blending human forms: 35mm, 3D, oil, lo-fi
RESEARCH
I sound the philosophical pulse of emerging technologies, mapping how they alter our ways of knowing, being, and becoming.
>Founding researcher at Paradigm, Humanode
>Episteme founder
>Ethereum Foundation sholar (2018)
>Early DeFi analyst ('Defi in Ether', since 2019)
Philosophy + Technology
explorations where thought meets code, where protocols become philosophies, and where machines disturb the limits of language.
what if power had no head? this piece imagines acephaly as a framework for distributed life, a politics of care without hierarchy, inspired by both philosophy and decentralized networks.
when machines speak, do they make sense, or something stranger? through Artaud’s glossolalia, this essay reads large language models as eruptions at the edge of meaning.
beyond code and currency, Ethereum is treated as a pluriversal philosophy, a living experiment in ontology, epistemology, and collective imagination.
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this paper dives into its philosophical undercurrents, mapping thirteen pillars where cryptography meets theory. trust is reprogrammed, identity unbound—blockchain as the protocol of becoming.
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this talk traced the chain from code to creed—bridging blockspace and belief, with nods to cyberpunk dreams, solarpunk futures, crypto-anarchist roots, and technolibertarian sparks. a lens into the ethos beneath the protocol.
Event: Devcon SEA 2024 (Ethereum Foundation)
Date: November 12-15, 2024
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Decentralized / Agentic Science + Epistemology
studies at the frontier where science meets decentralization and AI — tracing new economies of knowledge, epistemic infrastructures, and futures beyond the lab.
DeScAI as a live epistemic system, reducing the latency between hypothesis and verification.
exploring conditional prediction markets as a foundation for truth-tracking science governance.
DeScAI as a philosophical event: dissolving subjects, remaking science, and entangling protocols with publics.
from problems in today’s science to the opportunities and limits of DeSci.
conceptualizing DeSci as a new economic paradigm for science built on scarcity, public goods, and decentralization.
what happens when knowledge itself becomes an NFT? this piece explores how blockchain reframes ownership, licensing, and the circulation of scientific ideas.
DeSci and Tokenized Science Economies: Rewiring Research Incentives with Blockchain (2026)
models using tokens, DAOs, and on-chain reputation to fund public goods, align incentives, and track real impact.
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redefining research through prediction markets that validate and incentivize hypotheses in real time.
Decentralized Culture
the cultural and social frontiers of decentralization
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this talk traces how blockchain redefines art—authorship, value, and presence—while facing the frictions of NFTs in a world still learning to store the intangible.
Event: EthCC 2022 (Ethereum Community Conference)
Date: July 19-21, 2022
Location: Paris, France
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what happens when communication no longer needs a middleman? this talk explores how blockchain and nfts are redefining interaction—turning code into conduit. in the creative industries, they emerge not just as tools, but as a new standard for trustless, direct exchange.
Event: EthDubai Conference 2022
Date: April 28-29, 2022
Location: Dubai, UAE
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decentralized social networks offer a web3 alternative to surveillance and censorship. this chapter explores how blockchain enables user-owned, censorship-resistant platforms—and the challenges they face in building a freer digital public sphere.
Biometrics + Identity
how decentralized systems and AI redefine what it means to be human
Revolutionizing identity verification: An introduction to Proof of Personhood (PoP) protocols (2023)
explores how Proof of Personhood systems reinvent digital identity — securing trust and equality without central authorities.
examines how biometrics can safeguard decentralized finance by preventing fake or duplicate identities in permissionless systems.
a sweeping study of biometrics across history, technology, and culture — revealing how identity itself evolves with our tools.
Proof of Life, Proof of Self: Biometric Liveness Detection for Decentralized Identity Systems (2025)
shows how liveness detection prevents spoofing in decentralized identity systems, securing digital trust through verified “proofs of life.”
analyzes how biometric verification can restore trust in digital media during an era of misinformation and identity crises.
explores how blockchain transforms ownership and licensing when knowledge itself becomes an NFT
introduces biometric-driven Sybil resistance for decentralized systems — aligning identity, incentives, and reputation through Proof-of-Personhood and DAO governance.
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research on biometric identity as a sybil-resistant layer for defi—tackling trust, security, and the human edge of decentralization.
Event: Humanode Conference 2023
Date: September 1, 2023
